Wipro Chairman Azim Premji to retire; the incredible story of India’s 2nd largest ambulance service

The startup world, despite all its glamour and glory, also carries the burden of an extremely high failure rate. While there're multiple reasons for a startup to fail, the ones that succeed have a few common attributes. One of the most important is 'how closely have the founders felt the pain of the problem they're solving'. redBus was one and Ola was another such story.

Adding to that list is the incredible story behind India’s 2nd largest ambulance response service. Shaffi Mather and Ravi Krishna went through situations (involving their loved ones) where they realised how crucial availability and accessibility of standardised emergency medical services (EMS) was.

After many deliberations, the duo decided to start Ziqitza Healthcare Limited (ZHL). Today, Ziqitza – available on 108 and 1298 – is the second largest ambulance service provider in the country. The company has been instrumental in providing quality pre-hospital care for pregnant women, infants, and people suffering from medical emergencies. 

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Indians prefer to 'Swiggy it' more than ordering in on Zomato

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This Chandigarh-based firm knocks the socks off entrepreneur Mukesh Bansal and the sheikhs of Dubai

The sharply dressed men of Wall Street in their dark and dapper suits grabbed Pritika Mehta’s attention during her four years stint in the US. They also got her thinking. What if the attire had a dash of colour, courtesy some cool and vibrant socks? That one thought led Pritika, a postgraduate in artificial intelligence from State University of New York, to launch SocksBakery in 2018.

RBI removes charges on RTGS and NEFT transactions

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Azim Premji to retire as Executive Chairman of Wipro

IT czar Azim Premji will retire as the Executive Chairman of Wipro with effect from July 30, but will continue to serve on the Board as Non-executive Director and Founder Chairman, the company said in a statement. His son Rishad Premji, who is currently the Chief Strategy Officer and a Board member, will take over as the Executive Chairman of the company.

How SaaS startup SpaceBasic is improving the hostel experience, one sign-up at a time

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